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That Other War

By

Tim Annett

Updated July 25, 2006 12:29 p.m. ET

Lebanon may be been getting most of the attention these days, but Iraq returned to the White House's front burner this morning, as Iraq's prime minister arrived for an Oval Office meeting with President Bush.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the man who many had hoped would place a squabbling Iraqi government on a path toward stability and genuine democratic progress, made his Washington debut as the frightening violence in his country continued. "He comes wondering whether or not we are committed. He hears all kinds...